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EVO Japan 2020 January dates revealed for Tokyo event

Here's when you can expect to see next year's EVO event in Tokyo.

Brittany Vincent

August 6, 2019 10:20 AM

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Not ready to see this year's EVO over with? Good news for you – EVO Japan has just announced the dates for next year, so you can go ahead and start planning to attend now.

EVO Japan 2020 will run from January 24 through January 26 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, according to the Evolution Championship Series' official announcement. Alongside an official teaser trailer, a few games were confirmed to be a part of the festivities: BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Soulcalibur VI, and Tekken 7.

#EvoJapan2020 is set for January 24-26 in Tokyo! We hope to see you there! pic.twitter.com/TOruQWSRgl

— EVO (@EVO) August 5, 2019

EVO Japan 2019 was held in Fukuoka, Japan in February earlier this year, and had a lineup that included the following: Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Tekken 7, King of Fighters XIV, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Soulcalibur VI, and Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2.

There aren't many details floating around at the moment about what to expect from next year's tournament, but you can keep it locked here to Shacknews for any future developments, and we'll keep you abreast of all the latest EVO 2020 information as soon as we hear about it. 

In the meantime, you can check out the official website, which is live now. Additional games should be going up on that page as they're announced,

Brittany Vincent

Senior Editor

Fueled by horror, rainbow-sugar-pixel-rushes, and video games, Brittany is a Senior Editor at Shacknews who thrives on surrealism and ultraviolence. Follow her on Twitter @MolotovCupcake and check out her portfolio for more. Like a fabulous shooter once said, get psyched!